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Cal Fire will begin rolling out new fire-hazard severity maps, ... and Southern California — including L.A., San Bernardino, and San Diego counties — on March 24. ...
After San Diego County’s Cedar fire in 2003, California began requiring homes in “very high” fire hazard severity zones to comply with new wildfire building codes, including using ignition ...
Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California. The Border 2 Fire was discovered around 2:30 p.m. PT in the Otay ...
The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km 2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. [2] [3] The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana winds, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2) per hour. [2]
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 8 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
Cal Fire released updated fire hazard maps for dozens of cities and towns in inland Northern California. All but one saw an increase in the number of acres in zones with heightened fire safety ...
The Poinsettia Fire was the second most destructive of the May 2014 San Diego County wildfires. [4] It caused property damage estimated at $22.5 million, [3] as well as the only reported fatality in the San Diego County series of wildfires. As of July 10, 2014, the cause of the fire is listed as "undetermined", which allows for further ...
The Bernardo Fire in San Diego's Rancho Bernardo community near Camino Del Norte and the 15 Freeway sparked Wednesday and and could reach 100 acres, the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department said ...